Quinine-Free Tonic Syrup Recipe for Homemade Tonic Water

Ingredients (16)

• 3 cups (681 milliliters) water
• 1/4 ounce (7 grams) quassia bark
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried hops, optional
• 1 teaspoon (3 grams) dried dandelion root
• 1 tablespoon (2 grams) culinary lavender, optional
• 6 green cardamom pods
• 4 allspice berries
• 2 teaspoons dried lemongrass, rehydrated
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 25 grams lemon peel, from 2 to 3 lemons
• 20 grams lime peel, from 2 to 3 limes
• 10 grams orange peel, from 1 small orange
• 3/4 cup (170 milliliters) water
• 1 1/2 cups (297 grams) sugar
• 2 to 3 teaspoons (6 to 9 grams) citric acid, to taste
• Soda water, for serving